Oct 22 (Reuters) - Veolia Environnement SA VIE.PA :
* Veolia Australia & New Zealand has been selected to operate and maintain the first Energy Recovery facility in the country: the Kwinana Project.
* Veolia will perform operations and maintenance services for Kwinana Project for an initial 25 year term, with an estimated contract value of A$450M ($320 mln/EUR 278 millions).
* Located in Kwinana, near Perth, the plant will process process 400,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste.
* Operations and maintenance of the facility will start in 2021, following construction by consortium partner Acciona
* Estimated that over 800 jobs will be created during the construction phase, with a further 34 permanent operational positions once the plant is commissioned.
($1 = 1.4075 Australian dollars)